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Rx for specialists: Know how ACA affects patients’ ability to pay for meds

Posted on: 23/12/2014 - 21:03

ORLANDO – Despite recent, significant shifts in health care coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act, many specialists are unaware of how patients pay for pricey prescriptions such as biologics....

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Indoor tanning rates down for high school students in 2013

Posted on: 23/12/2014 - 21:00

Indoor tanning by high school girls decreased from 2009 to 2013, according to a recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The overall indoor tanning rate for all high school...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

FDA approves topical ivermectin for rosacea

Posted on: 23/12/2014 - 19:36

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a topical formulation of ivermectin for the once-daily topical treatment of inflammatory lesions related to rosacea. The drug will be marketed as...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

International study characterizes male breast cancer

Posted on: 23/12/2014 - 17:19

SAN ANTONIO – Male breast cancers share some important characteristics with female breast cancers: The tumors found in males are usually hormone receptor positive and of luminal A subtype, and...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Concomitant depression in breast cancer survivors doubles health care costs

Posted on: 23/12/2014 - 15:55

SAN ANTONIO – Annual health care costs and utilization jump several-fold in nonelderly breast cancer survivors with concomitant depression, according to an analysis from the U.S. military health...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Concomitant depression in breast cancer survivors doubles health care costs

Posted on: 23/12/2014 - 15:55

SAN ANTONIO – Annual health care costs and utilization jump several-fold in nonelderly breast cancer survivors with concomitant depression, according to an analysis from the U.S. military health...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

PPE during first assessment of possible Ebola patients, new ECDC document22 Dec 2014

Posted on: 22/12/2014 - 21:53

A new document has been published on the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) when first assessing someone with potential exposure to Ebola virus. This new tutorial aims to guide healthcare staff in non-specialised settings in the use of PPE for first assessment of persons with potential risk... more

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Number, not level, of positive antibodies predicts mortality in early RA

Posted on: 22/12/2014 - 13:27

Seropositivity for both rheumatoid factor and anti-citrullinated protein antibody was associated with increased mortality, compared with single positivity or seronegativity in patients with early...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

HCV continuum critical to providing better care in urban areas

Posted on: 22/12/2014 - 13:03

By mapping the testing and care of patients with the hepatitis C virus on a continuum, health care providers can get a better picture of the stages at which the disease is being managed effectively...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Monitoring current threats: ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR), week 51/201422 Dec 2014

Posted on: 22/12/2014 - 12:29

The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report is a weekly bulletin intended for epidemiologists and health professionals in the area of communicable disease prevention and control. This issue covers the period 14 - 20 December 2014. -- Delivered by Feed43 service

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

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